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This command is usually used to broadcast messages to the terminals of all users logged to the same system.
The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-28085, and dubbed WallEscape.
If youre still worried about your Linux server being targeted, there is a solution.
Linux released an upgrade to linux-utils v.2.40, which patches the vulnerability.
Usually, these updates are available through the LInux distributions standard update channel, so keep an eye out.
